Little Feat
Little Feat


Label: Warner Bros
Released: 1971
Source: Original CD 
Size Torrent: 200 MB
Format: FLAC





Little Feat was the eponymous debut by the American rock band Little Feat, released in January 1971. Cobbled together from a variety of recording sessions mostly between August and September 1970, its sound can be best described as the antithesis to any of the group's classic recordings (such as 1973's Dixie Chicken and 1978's Waiting For Columbus.) Featuring the Mk. 1 line-up of the group, with Roy Estrada on bass, it was the first of eight albums by the group before their 1979 break-up.

The blues which accented the group's later recordings were in full force on Little Feat. Utilizing slide guitar legend Ry Cooder, the group knocked off a medley of two Howlin' Wolf songs, "Forty Four Blues" and "How Many More Years". The coming together of bizarre lyrics and superb instrumentation that dominated all Little Feat albums through Lowell George's tenure as leader were debuted with the dark "Hamburger Midnight". The brilliant slices of American life that were present on each album were debuted with "Strawberry Flats" and "Willin'" (the latter destined for a reworking on Sailin' Shoes). The tender side of the group was exemplified with tracks like "Truck Stop Girl" and "I've Been The One".

The cover shows a mural in Venice, painted by the L. A. Fine Arts Squad in 1970 - "Venice in the Snow".

Due to its relative failure commercially (only selling about eleven thousand copies), the group never again attempted to record anything like it.



Personnel

Lowell George - vocals, lead, rhythm and slide guitars, harmonica
Richard Hayward - drums, backing vocals
Bill Payne - piano, keyboards, vocals
Roy Estrada - bass, backing vocals


Additional Personnel

Russ Titelman - percussion, backing vocals, piano on "I've Been The One"
Ry Cooder - slide guitar on "Willin'" and "Forty Four Blues / How Many More Years"
Sneaky Pete Kleinow - pedal steel on "I've Been The One"
Kirby Johnson - string and horn arrangements


Track Listing

1."Snakes on Everything" (Payne) – 3:04
2."Strawberry Flats" (Payne, George) – 2:20
3."Truck Stop Girl" (Payne, George) – 2:32
4."Brides of Jesus" (Payne, George) – 3:20
5."Willin'" (George) – 2:24
6."Hamburger Midnight" (George, Estrada) – 2:30
7."Forty-Four Blues / How Many More Years" (Chester Burnett) – 6:25
8."Crack in Your Door" (George) – 2:16
9."I've Been the One" (George) – 2:20
10."Takin' My Time" (Payne) – 3:45
11."Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie" (Payne, George) – 1:55